Maxey scores 40 points as 76ers rally to beat Celtics 117-116

BOSTON AP Tyrese Maxey scored points and VJ Edgecombe added in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics - in their season opener Wednesday night Edgecombe scored the majority of points in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had on Oct Philadelphia led by four with seconds left but it was down to one when Edgecombe missed a pair of foul shots with seconds to play Payton Pritchard had two shots for the winner and missed both Joel Embiid played for the first time since February scoring four points on -of- shooting The NBA MVP and a two-time league scoring champion had six rebounds in minutes as he returns after a - season when he was limited to games because of a sprained left foot a sinus fracture and arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Jaylen Brown returned from a hamstring injury in the preseason finale to sum points The NBA Finals MVP is expected to carry a heavier load this year with fellow All-Star Jayson Tatum who watched the match from the bench in street clothes recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon Derrick White scored points of his points in the third quarter when the Celtics scored straight points to turn a five-point deficit into an -point lead The Celtics led - with nine minutes remaining before the Sixers scored eight straight points to make it close Up next ers Host Charlotte on Saturday Celtics At New York on Friday night